Traveling: I’ve been fortunate enough to have
traveled to over 55 countries

Hiking: last Christmas I accomplished a life
long goal of summiting Mt Kilimanjaro

Favorite Running Food

Pasta
for dinner. Oatmeal for breakfast

What
are you reading now?

Buried in the
Sky: The Extraordinary Story of the Sherpa Climbers on K2's
Deadliest Day

Who do you train with?

Stu
Weiler, Aaron Morgan, Bruce Jenkins

Pittsburgh Sports League
and People Who Run Downtown

Personal
goals

To hike the 7 Summits and qualify for Boston again

A quotation you like…

“Whether you think you can,
or you think you can't--you're right.” ― Henry Ford

Why do you run?

To
stay in shape and push myself

Describe your best marathon memory.

After
PRing by 19 minutes (3:07 from 3:26, thanks to pacer Steve in the 3:05 pace
group) and qualifying for Boston at the 2013
Wineglass Marathon, I broke my glass medal
at the after party. Bart Yasso overheard me telling my story to the race
director and he said, “Phil, I ran the race today and was given a finishers
medal. I have thousands of medals and would be happy to give you mine from
today.”He brought his back and signed
it for me.

Why do you pace?

To
help other people achieve their goals

Tell us your best pacing experience.

Spring
Thaw 2015 in Pittsburgh’s North
Park was my first time pacing. My friend and fellow pacer Stu
Weiler was not feeling well and asked me to fill in the day before for the
7:30 pace group. I was actually a bit nervous about staying exactly on time
but after the first 10 miles we were miraculously only off by 1 second.

Why should someone run in your pace group?

I’m
easy going, but mostly because they want to go the speed I am pacing